Kinnara Ensemble to Perform in Newton

The Kinnara Ensemble, an a cappella choral group, will present a concert on Sunday, June 12th at 4:00 p.m. at Christ Church. The choir will be joined by classical guitarist and member of the music faculty at The College of New Jersey, James Day. Repertoire will include Jeffrey Van’s haunting setting of Walt Whitman’s poetry, “A Procession Winding Around Me;” four Civil War poems, “By the Bivouac’s Fitful Flame,” “Beat! Beat! Drums!”, “Look Down, Fair Moon”, and “Reconciliation”; and “Romancero Gitano,” a set of seven miniatures for choir and guitar. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door. Christ Church is located at 62 Main Street in the heart of downtown Newton.

Comprising 32 voices, Kinnara Ensemble is a professional choir based in Princeton, New Jersey. Singers who hail from all over the country rehearse together for a week in residency together as they prepare for each concert series. Vocalists in the Kinnara Ensemble also perform with other professional groups, such as Conspirare, The Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Apollo Master Chorale, Tucson Chamber Artists, and Skylark Ensemble.

Kinnara Ensemble Artistic Director J.D. Burnett enjoys a varied career as a conductor, singer, and teacher. He is Assistant Professor of Music and Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music, where he conducts the Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs and the Collegium Musicum, and teaches courses in choral literature and conducting.

Tickets will be available at the door. Advance purchases can be made by contacting Christ Church Music Director Joe Mello at jmello435@gmail.com or at 862-268-4720.